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. 2015 Feb 27;15:6. doi: 10.1186/s12902-015-0001-x

Table 2.

Outcome of the investigations of 231 incidentalomas in the study population (n = 194)

Diagnosis n a Comment Outcome related to discovered incidentaloma
BENIGN NON-HYPERFUNCTIONING TUMOURS 160 (94%) N/Ab
 Adenomas 154 (91%) N/A
 Myelolipoma 3 (1.8%) N/A
 Ganglioneuroma 1 (0.6%) Diagnosis through PADc. Surgery.
 Hemorrhagic cyst 1 (0.6%) Diagnosis through PAD. Surgery.
 Hematoma 1 (0.6%)
Malignant or functioning tumours 3 (1.8) N/A
 Cortisol hypersecretion 2 (1.2%) 1 patient underwent surgery due to Cushings syndrome, and PAD showed adrenal hyperplasia. Surgery (n = 1).
1 patient s were diagnosed with subclinical Cushing but not judged to benefit from surgery and therefore conservatively treated Conservative treatment (n = 1)
 Pheochromocytoma 1 (0.6%) Confirmed with PAD Surgery.
No adrenal tumour 6 (3.5%) Further investigation diagnosed: sarcoma (n = 1), renal cyst (n = 1), ventricular gut diverticulum (n = 1), pleating of the tail of pancreas (n = 1), accessory spleen (n = 1), and no tumour-like structure was found in the adrenal CT (n = 1). Referred to another department (n = 1, Department of Sarcoma).
Surgery due to large tumour size, where PAD showed an accessory spleen (n = 1).
Unknown 62 (N/A) Unknown diagnosis due to absence of adequate follow-up (n = 43), death (n = 10) the patient declining further investigation (n = 6), or still ongoing investigations (n = 3) N/A

aGiven percentages are based on patients with a known diagnosis (n = 170).

bNon Applicable.

cPathological Anatomic Diagnosis.